Medium and high-tech exports in Thailand
Thailand: Medium and high-tech exports was 61.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Thailand, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech exports in Thailand stood at 61.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Thailand peaked at 63.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 21st of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 35.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 58.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 58.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 61.9% | 63.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Thailand?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Thailand was 61.9% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.